[syn: fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fibrous \Fi"brous\ (f[imac]"br[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. fibreux.]
Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of
the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. --
Fi"brous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fibrous
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in
making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen,
fibrous]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn:
fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "fibrous":
capillary, cartilaginous, chewy, cirrose, cirrous, cohesive,
coriaceous, durable, fibered, fibroid, flagelliform, flossy,
funicular, gossamery, gristly, hairlike, hairy, hard, hardy,
lasting, leatherlike, leathery, ligamental, resistant, ropy, silky,
sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, taeniate, taeniform,
tenacious, threadlike, thready, tough, tough as leather, untiring,
vigorous, viscid, wiry